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Minneapolis resumes march towards paid sick leave law, as Vermont enacts one
March 31, 2016After a pause for a city-mandated study, Minneapolis has resumed its march towards enacting a paid sick and family leave law.
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Teachers lead wave of strikes and job actions in Chicago
March 31, 2016April 1 is likely to go down in history as unions and community organizations representing people from all walks of life stage strikes and actions from one end of the city to the other.
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Robin Hood tax “steals” from rich and gives to just about everyone else
March 30, 2016After the financial crisis, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase were bailed out while ordinary Americans were left to suffer.
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Minnesota private prison debate raises issues of race, justice
March 30, 2016Issues of race, poverty, and justice bubbled to the surface in an emotional hearing in late March.
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Religious right’s latest attack on working women’s privacy reaches Supreme Court
March 30, 2016The latest religious-based challenge to contraceptive care has hit the Supreme Court.
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